True or False

Question

1. Cherokees sued to keep their land and won the court case
2. President Jackson was sympathetic to the Cherokee Indians.
3. President Jackson ignored the Supreme Court decision.
4. The Cherokee were able to remain on their land.

Answer 1

1. False - The Cherokees did sue to keep their land and won a court case (Worcester v. Georgia), but this ruling was not enforced.
2. False - President Jackson was not sympathetic to the Cherokee Indians and advocated for their removal.
3. True - President Jackson ignored the Supreme Court's decision regarding the rights of the Cherokee.
4. False - The Cherokee were ultimately forced to leave their land, leading to the Trail of Tears.